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FREDERICK J. MoTz, or NEW Yoan, N. Y.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Application filed June 5,1908.: Serial No. 436,794.

To al! whom 'it may concern: l

Be it known that FREDERICK J. Mom, a

handling Without opening, so that a veryV strong and durable box isobtained.

A spe-cie embodiment of my inventionv will now be described in detailwith reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is avertical section of the box with the cover removed; F ig. 2 is an insideview oit 'the cover; Fig. 3 is an outside View of the cover, and Fig. 4is a top view of the box body, With the bottom and cover removed.

The box shown .in the-drawing is made of stout boxboard orv likematerial and comprises three parts, to Wit the body A and the two endsB, C, which may be exactly alike,

one of them forming. the top and the other the bottom of the assembledbox. The body A is simply a prismatic structure rectangu-- lar in crosssection, open at both ends and provided with independent flaps A (oftrapezoidal shape) at both ends of each Wall, said iiaps being virtuallyhinged to the respective Walls of the body, either by a simple fold,-orWith the aid of score lines. For convenience in shipping, the body maybe folded into a fiat shape. l

Each of the end pieces B, C isiof a. culiar, novel formation and has aWall C adapted to form the bottom or top proper of the box. idjacent tosaid Wall are con'- verging portions B2, C2 forming rentering angles orpockets in which the free ends of the `flaps A may be received as shownin Fig. l. From the outer ends of the portions B3, C rims or iiangesB4,- C* are bent back to cover said rentering angles, and these fiangesmay be held together by glued strips 'DC Similar strips D may beemployed at the corners where two adjacent portions B3, C3 meet, butthesestrips D may be omitted.

To connect the body A, say With the bottom piece B, the lower end of thebody is inserted in the space between the flanges B4 Qn oneside and thetop portions B2, B on the other Sider" The deps A] also` enter thisspace and being more. or less elastic, spring into the renteringanglesformed between the portions B2, B3. rihe Width of the flaps ispreferably slightly less than that of the portionsi. The boi; is thenfilled, for instance with packages of oatmeal or the like.;v

The top er cover C is then' put on to connect .with the upper end ci'the body A in` eov the saine manner in which the bottom B is, fitted(see Fig. l), that is, the flaps A aty the upper end of the body Wiiithe pockets orrentering angles the portions Q2, CS. The flaps aresecurely locked to tbeends B, of the box, and accidental separation isabsolutely prevented, in

spring into fact it is almost impossible to remove either. one of theends from the body even 1nten' tionally, Without tea-ring it, and in theac* tual use or my invention the box is intended to be torn in the actof opening it.` The pressure oit' the packages contained in the box,against tbe top and bottoni Walls C', B. forces the A even more stronglyaway y.70- ormed by from the box body and thus contributes to v hold theends B, C

securelyy lockedv to the body A.

lt will be obvious that my invention, as

defined in the appended claims, may be ear-l ried outin various Waysdifferent from the' specific embodiment shown in the drawings. l claim:l. A box comprising a body the edges of which are provided withindependent hinged `flaps, and ends adapted to form the bottom and coverrespectively of the box, each of said ends having a substantially latportion,-

a rentering angle portion adjacent thereto and a surrounding flangeforming, together with said angle portion, pockets to receive the depsof the body.

2. A box comprising .a body provided with independent hinged flaps, andan' end` piece having a substantially dat portion, a

-rentering angle portion adjacent thereto,

and a surrounding iiange forming, together with said angle portion,pockets to receive the iaps of the body.

A box comprising a body provided With'independently movable flaps and anend piece having .pockets for said Haps..

4. A box comprisng a body provided iii-o with interior movable iaps,sind an end piece having' members to fit lnside and `gmtside the bodyrespectively and forming pockets for Said fiups.

5. A box oomprlsing a body provided with independently movable flaps,and an end piece having portions which form a reentering angle toreceive and lock said flaps.

6. A box Comprising a body provided with independently movable flapsextending inwardly and an end piece having pockets for said flaps. Y

7. A'box comprising a body provided with interior projections, and anend piece'v having, on one Side of the body, portions which form arentering angle to receive

